Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 1999

▪ 1999

Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 1999

 

Jan. 3 Perihelion, 147,096,800 km (91,404,200 mi) from the Sun

July 6 Aphelion, 152,098,500 km (94,509,500 mi) from the Sun

Equinoxes and Solstices, 1999

March 21 Vernal equinox, 01:46¹

June 21 Summer solstice, 19:49¹

Sept. 23 Autumnal equinox, 11:31¹

Dec. 22 Winter solstice, 07:44¹

Eclipses, 1999

Jan. 31 Moon, penumbral (begins 14:04¹), the beginning visible in eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the western United States; the end visible in Africa (excluding northwestern coast), Australia, western Alaska.

Feb. 16 Sun, annular (begins 03:52¹), the beginning visible in southern Atlantic Ocean (southwest of South Africa); the end visible in the southern Pacific Ocean (northwest of Australia and southeast of Papua New Guinea).

July 28 Moon, partial (begins 08:56¹), the beginning visible along the northeastern coast of Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, North America (excluding the northeastern part), Central America, western South America; the end visible in eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, extreme western North America.

Aug. 11 Sun, total (begins 08:26¹), the beginning visible in the northern Atlantic (south of Nova Scotia); the end visible in the Bay of Bengal (near Calcutta).

See as table:

      ¹Universal time.

        Source: The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 1999 (1998).

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